Choice is a word that is employed in common speech to express a concept. That concept, when probed, exposes how we as humans view our consciousness. In this paper choice is contrasted with necessity in such a way as to expose two fundamental principles that govern how we view the Read more
In the last section I argued that if an agent is governed by necessity in the sense that there is a real inability to do anything else, that agent has no choice in the matter. I also argued that the real inability must be in the mind if it is Read more
1 The Concept of NecessityWhen a response to a situation is by rule in the sense that given a particular set of circumstances the response follows and it cannot be any other response, then that response is said to be a necessary response. If we define an agent as anything, Read more
The word choice is employed in common speech in a matter of fact way that disguises the complexity of thought that surrounds it. Choice expresses a concept and that concept when probed exposes how we view our consciousness. What do you mean by choice when you offer it to another? Read more